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Recent Development of ASEAN's

Economic Relationship with

China and India

By: Hendri Saparini, Ph.D

Managing Director

ECONIT Advisory Group saparini@econit.co.id

IDEAs Workshop

New Delhi, 5-6 November 2009

Presentation Outline

Economic characteristics and its development of

ASEAN members, China and India.

ASEAN China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) and

ASEAN India Trade in Goods Agreement (TIG):

The Basic Agreement and Current Development

Trade and Investment between Indonesia – China and Indonesia – India, and their impacts on

Indonesian economy.

Introduction

ASEAN is very aggressive to enter into a Free Trade

Agreement (FTA). In fact, the country members of

ASEAN have not all been ready to commit in such FTA.

A review on ASEAN-China and ASEAN-India FTAs is very crucial as ASEAN will have to deal with two economic giants, not to mention that they are highly competitive.

A review on Indonesia, as one of ASEAN members that has huge economic potentials, is expected to give significant result in form of relationship development pattern, as well as the potential benefit and negative impact from the economic integration on process.

List of ASEAN Free Trade Agreements

AGREEMENT SIGNING DATE EFFECTIVE

ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand

Free Trade Area (AANZFTA)

27 February 2009 Preparations are currently being undertaken for the ratification and the subsequent implementation of the Agreement by the parties

ASEAN-China Free Trade Area

(ACFTA)

ASEAN-India Trade in Goods

(TIG) Agreement

ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive

Economic Partnership (AJCEP)

November 2002 The realization of ACFTA in 2010 for Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia,

Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and China, and 2015 for

Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam.

13 August 2009 The ASEAN-India FTA will see tariff liberalisation of over 90% of products traded between the two dynamic regions. Tariffs on over 4,000 product lines will be eliminated by 2016, at the earliest. The ASEAN-India TIG

Agreement will enter into force on 1 January 2010 once India and at least one ASEAN Member State notify completion of their internal ratification process.

April 2008 The Agreement entered into force on 1 December 2008. As of July 2009,

Brunei Darussalam, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Viet

Nam and Japan have ratified the Agreement.

ASEAN-ROK Framework

Agreement on Comprehensive

Economic Cooperation

13 Dec. 2005 The Framework Agreement provides for an ASEAN-ROK Free Trade Area by the year 2008 (with flexibility to 2010) for ROK, 2010 (with flexibility to

2012) for Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, 2016 for Viet Nam and 2018 for Cambodia, Lao PDR, and

Myanmar.

Countries Economic Characteristics:

ASEAN Needs to Define A Better Strategy

China is an economic giants to ASEAN

GDP and Foreign Reserve of China are far above those of ASEAN members

Trade structure between China and ASEAN members show that Chinese products are highly competitive

Almost all ASEAN members face trade deficit against China

Chinese attractiveness for foreign investment is above that of ASEAN members in average.

Economic Growth:

ASEAN Behind China and India

-10

-15

20

15

10

5

0

-5

19

90

19

91

19

92

19

93

19

94

19

95

19

96

19

97

19

98

19

99

20

00

20

01

20

02

20

03

20

04

20

05

20

06

20

07

20

08

China

India

Indonesia

ASEAN-5

Source: IMF

GDP Comparison:

ASEAN’s GDP only 34% of the Chinese (2008)

China

India

Indonesia

Thailand

Malaysia

Singapore

Philippines

Viet Nam

Myanmar

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

Lao PDR

89.8

27.2

14.6

11.2

5.3

511.8

273.2

222.2

181.9

168.6

0

1,209.7

4,401.6

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500

Billions of USD

Source: 2008 figure, IMF

GDP Structure:

ASEAN members, China and India

120

100

80

39.8

60

40

12.9

20.8

20

20.1

0

-20

Brunai

8.0

44.4

19.1

30.9

23.1

39.7

2.8

28.8

1.1

27.8

8.4

41.1

6.2

15.2

9.7

19.1

12.5

11.6

11.9

10.7

13.5

71.1

67.3

60.9

54.7

54.8

45.2

41.0

36.1

-1.8

-5.3

-16.5

China Singapore Malaysia India Thailand Indonesia Vietnam Philipina

Private consumption Government consumption Gross domestic capital formation Net Export

Source: ADB

High Growth of FDI in China:

Impact of Economic Reform

120

100

China

80

60

40

ASEAN

20 Indonesia

-

India

(20)

80

19

82

19

84

19

86

19

88

19

90

19

92

19

94

19

96

19

98

20

00

20

02

20

04

20

06

20

08

Source: UNCTAD

FDI Inflow (1998-2008):

China is far Above ASEAN

China

ASEAN

Singapore

Thailand

Malaysia

India

Vietnam

Indonesia

Philippines

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

Myanmar

17.4

8.4

3.7

3.3

Lao People's Dem. Rep.

1.0

47.8

75.3

33.5

29.2

20.3

0 100

190.0

200 300

Billion USD

400

396.4

500

677.2

600 700

Source: UNCTAD

Exports and Import:

Huge Surplus of China’s International Trade

China

ASEAN

India

Singapore

Malaysia

Thailand

Indonesia

Viet Nam

Philippines

Brunei Darussalam

Myanmar

Cambodia

Lao PDR

137.0

61.8

49.0

8.8

6.6

4.4

0.8

187.4

241.4

194.5

175.0

0 200 400

879.3

1428.5

Exports

Imports

600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600

Billions of USD

Source: Asean Economic Community Chartbook, 2008

Top 5 ASEAN Exports to China:

Dominated by Electonics Parts and Primary Commodities

Others, 58%

Electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies, 18%

Palm oil & its fractions, not chemically modified,

5%

Automatic data processing machines; optical reader, etc, 7%

Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha etc, 6%

Petrolium oils, not crude, 6%

Source: Asean Economic Community Chartbook, 2008

ASEAN Commodities Export to China:

Main Source for China’s Demand , 2008

Marble,travertine, ecaussines etc

Niobium, tantalum, vanadium ores & concentrates

Zinc ores & concentrates

Ores & concentrates, nes compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms

Iron oxides & hydroxides

Zirconium & articles thereof, including waste & scrap

Chromium ores & concentrates

Alumunium ores & concentrates

Iron ores & concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites

Slag. Dross other than granulated slag

Uranium or thorium ores & concentrates

76.6

76.7

76.9

77.3

82.9

84.1

86

89.9

91.8

94.8

97

99.9

75 80 85 90 95 100

Percent

Source: ASEAN Economic Commonity Chartbook 2009

5 Top ASEAN’s Import

ASEAN from China, 2008

Others, 76%

Hot rolled, flatrolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, 2%

Electronic integrated circuits and microassamblies,

5%

Automatic data processing machines; optical reader, etc, 5%

Electric app for line telephony, including current line system, 6%

Parts & acces od computers & office machines, 6%

Source: ASEAN Economic Commodity Chartbook, 2009

Main ASEAN Countries’ Exports to India:

India Dependent for Raw Materials (2008)

Country

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

Myanmar

Indonesia

Malaysia

Singapore

Viet Nam

Philippines

Thailand

Commodity

Crude petroleum oils

Palm oil & its fraction

Dried vegetables, shelled

Palm oil & its fraction

Crude petroleum oils

Petroleum oils, not crude

Coal; briquettes, ovoid & similar solid fuels manufactured from coal

Parts & access of motor vehicles

Petroleum oils, not crude

Share of total export (%)

99.80%

88.80%

61.70%

57.40%

39.70%

22.20%

21.68%

18.90%

6.40%

Source: ASEAN Secretariat Office

ASEAN Imports from India (2008)

Why being dominated by Petroleum Oils?

Soybean oilcake & other solid

Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought, 3% residue, 4%

Diamonds, not mounted or set,

5%

Petrolium oils, not crude , 31%

Electric app for line telephony, including current line system , 3%

Others, 54%

Source: ASEAN Economic Community Chartbook 2009

ASEAN trade with China:

Continuous increase of deficit

120

100

80

Import

60

40

20

Export

0

-20

-0.9 -1.7 -4.3 -2.0 -2.7 -4.0 -2.9 -3.7 -1.5 -6.4

Balance of trade

-8.9 -9.9

-15.2

-21.4

-40

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Source: ASEAN Statistical Yearbook, 2008

ASEAN - India Trade:

Surplus with Value Added?

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

Balance of trade

Export

Import

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Source: ASEAN Statistical Yearbook, 2008

ACFTA:

Gates to Liberalization

ACFTA was agreed in November 2002. Both sides have targeted the realization of ACFTA in 2010 for Brunei

Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,

Singapore, Thailand and China, and 2015 for Cambodia,

Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam.

Under the ACFTA, tariffs on certain products as known as the Early Harvest Program (EHP), were reduced before the onset of the FTA (came into effect on 1

January 2004).

Others agreements by sectors have also been agreed under ACFTA.

Agreements Under ACFTA #1

The ASEAN-China MOU on Strengthening Sanitary and

Phytosanitary (SPS) Cooperation was signed in November

2007.

ASEAN-China MOU on Agricultural Cooperation in November

2002 in Phnom Penh; a more direct cooperation in the agricultural sector between the lead national agencies in

ASEAN and China. An extended ASEAN-China MOU on

Agricultural Cooperation for 2007-2011 was signed in January

2007 in Cebu.

ASEAN and China strategic partnership in Information and

Communications Technology (ICT) to promote international cooperation in terms of investment in human resources development on ICT and to explore the possibility of establishing Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) information highway.

Agreements Under ACFTA #2

ASEAN and China cooperation: the MOU on Transport

Cooperation in November 2004 in Vientiane, promoting: i) transport infrastructure construction; ii) transport facilitation; iii) maritime safety and security; iv) air transport; v) human resources development; and vi) information exchange.

The 7 th ASEAN-China Maritime Transport Agreement

(ACMTA), November 2008 agreed in principle with the

Strategic Plan for ASEAN-China Transport Cooperation, identifying transport infrastructure projects aimed at enhancing international and cross-border transportation and facilitation.

Early Harvest Product

HS

04

05

06

07

08

01

02

03

Description

Live Animal

Meat and edible meat offal

Fish, crustacean, molusc, other invrt.

Dairy products

Products Animal Origin, nes.

Live tree and other plant

Edible vegetables and certain roots

Edible fruits and nuts

Source: ASEANSEC

Tariff reduction on ACFTA

X= Applied MFN

Tariff Rate

X > 20%

15% < X < 20%

10% < X < 15%

5% < X < 10%

X < 5%

2005*

20

15

10

5

ACFTA Preferential Tariff Rate

(Not later than 1 January 05)

Standstill

2007

12

8

8

5

2009

5

5

5

0

0

Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive

Economic Co-operation ACFTA starting on January 1, 2005

2010

0

0

0

0

0

Average Tariff Applied (2007) * #1

Industry Vietnam India China Thailand Malaysia Indonesia

Agriculture and hunting

Chemicals and chemical products

Coke, petroleum products and nuclear fuel

Electrical and electronic equipment

Food, beverages and tobacco

Forestry and Fishing (PRODUCTS)

Machinery and equipment

Metal and metal products

Mining and quarrying

Mixed goods (trade data)

20.1%

4.4%

5.8%

14.0%

36.5%

20.5%

7.5%

9.9%

4.2%

5.1%

*Simple average across all partners countries

28.2% 15.9%

7.9% 11.2%

8.2% 7.1%

6.0% 14.6%

34.1% 21.5%

24.8% 12.3%

7.5% 11.5%

7.2%

4.9%

9.1%

9.3%

4.6%

9.1%

21.0%

3.4%

3.0%

7.9%

23.1%

10.8%

6.2%

6.8%

1.2%

5.9%

5.0%

2.1%

0.1%

4.4%

15.2%

1.1%

4.8%

12.2%

0.7%

0.6%

4.8%

4.3%

3.2%

5.0%

10.2%

4.7%

2.7%

7.0%

3.7%

6.1%

Source: ITC

Average Tariff Applied (2007) * #2

Industry Vietnam

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

Non-metallic mineral products

Other manufacturing

Petroleum

Precision instruments

Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media

Recycling

Rubber and plastic products

Textiles, clothing and leather

Wood and wood products

Average

25.4%

25.4%

28.4%

5.4%

11.5%

22.0%

0.5%

19.4%

41.6%

18.1%

16.3%

*Simple average across all partners countries

India China Thailand Malaysia Indonesia

18.3% 14.6% 18.8%

9.2%

9.6%

6.1%

7.9%

15.9% 7.3%

20.4% 15.6%

2.3% 0.3%

11.9% 5.1%

7.4% 7.2% 8.7%

5.8%

9.6%

2.9% 0.1%

14.2% 10.4%

28.3% 19.2% 13.3%

9.4% 8.7% 6.2%

12.5% 11.7% 8.8%

10.1%

15.9%

7.8%

2.0%

0.7%

8.5%

0.5%

20.5%

11.5%

11.4%

6.8%

4.4%

1.6%

11.6%

10.5%

4.8%

6.1%

10.2%

7.5%

10.5%

3.7%

4.6%

Source: ITC

China Financial Aids and Investment:

Aggressiveness due to Huge Foreign Reserve

Investment cooperation fund totaling US$10 billion

(infrastructure construction, energy and resources, information and communications)

Credit of US$15 billion (including loans with preferential terms of 1.7 billion dollars in aid for cooperation projects)

Special aid of 39.7 million dollars to Cambodia, Laos and

Myanmar

Provide 300,000 tons of rice for to strengthen food security

Donate 900,000 dollars to the cooperation fund of ASEAN plus

China, Japan and the Republic of Korea

Inject 5 million dollars into the China-ASEAN Cooperation Fund

Offer of 2,000 government scholarships and 200 Master's scholarships for public administration students

Relationship of ASEAN-China and ASEAN-India

ASEAN economic is relatively much smaller than China in terms of

GDP, which is around 2.9 times of ASEAN’s. It is difficult for

ASEAN to compete with China in FTA. Chinese population is 2.3 times ASEAN’s and a very huge market for ASEAN products, but even before FTA ASEAN products can hardly penetrate Chinese market due to lack of competitiveness.

ASEAN members (excl. Singapore) have similar characteristics, rich of natural resources, but low industrial productivity and competitiveness. This means that they compete each other, rather than complementing. Considering this characteristics, it needs a very hard work to develop AFTA for they are competing in same existing market and not creating a new opportunity.

Relationship of ASEAN-China and ASEAN-India

ASEAN has already signed a free trade agreement and will be followed by other agreements. ASEAN should develop a joined-marketing strategy to increase their bargaining, for example for CPO, Indonesia and Malaysia are the biggest producers, so they have a very strong position in determining price.

When ASEAN is able to become a unified economy, then ASEAN will be able to offer an economic cooperation for mutual benefit of ASEAN,

China and India. In investment, for instance, it is encouraged to China and India to establish processing industry in ASEAN, so China and India will not only absorb raw materials from ASEAN, but also give higher value added ASEAN.

Should ASEAN not transform into an economic power, ASEAN would not get more benefit from FTA. Trade and investment after FTA will indeed encourage economic growth, but such growth will not give much value added into the economy. Although exist, value added will only be limited and unable to raise social welfare.

Indonesian Economic Relationship with China and India

China, India dan Indonesia:

Different Economic Characteristics

Chinese GDP showed that investment has the biggest share in GDP, while in China and Indonesia the second of the biggest share in GDP.

China and India focus on exporting manufactured products, not natural resources materials.

More competitive industrial sectors has made trade liberalization have more positive impact to China and India, otherwise to Indonesia.

Export of manufactured products, due to more competitiveness and productivity, has an important role in increasing Chinese and Indian foreign reserves.

GDP Structure:

Indonesia, China and India

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

-20

China India Indonesia

Statistical discrepancy

Net Export

Gross domestic capital formation

Government consumption

Private consumption

Source: ADB

Manufacture Productivity and Competitiveness

Increasing Foreign Reserve of China

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

-

1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

500-

Source: State Administration of Foreign Exchange Bureau of PRC

Economic Reform:

Increasing India Foreign Reserve

150

100

50

0

300

250

200

Source: Reserve Bank of India

Indonesia Foreign Reserved:

Unstable, Not a Result of Productivity and Competitiveness

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Source: Bank of Indonesia

China’s Export:

Focusing on Manufacturing Goods

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

19

80

19

89

Primary Goods

19

91

19

93

19

95

Manufactured Goods

19

97

19

99

20

01

20

03

20

05

20

07

Source: Ministry of Commerce PRC

India Exports

Dominated by Manufactured Goods

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

Manufactured goods

Primary products

Primary Product

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Source: Reserve Bank of India

Indonesian Export:

Increasing Shares of Primary Commodity

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

Non Primary Commodity

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

2002 2003 2004

Primary Commodity

2005 2006 2007

Source: CBS

2008

Trade Balance

Indonesia-China

Surplus for Oil & Gas, Deficit for Non Oil & gas

-6

-8

0

-2

-4

4

2

6

0.50

0.82

1.71

1.12

2004

(3.61)

2005 2006 2007 2008

Balance of trade Oil and gas Non-oil and gas

Source: Ministry of Trade

Indonesia-India Trade Balance

Surplus for Non-Oil & Gas, Mainly Raw Materials

5

2

1

4

3

0

-1

1.07

2004

4.26

3.33

1.83

1.98

2005 2006 2007 2008

Balance of trade Oil and gas Non-oil and gas

Source: Ministry of Trade

Top 10 Exports Indonesia to China

Dominated by Natural Resources (2008)

Petroleum gases

Palm oil & its fraction

Crude petroleum oils

Natural rubber,balata,gutta-percha etc

Chemical wood pulp,

Coal

Coconut (copra)

Nickel ores and concentrates

Copper wire

Aluminum ores and concentrates

-

2,469.0

859.1

742.3

716.4

1,188.8

1,519.3

337.0

230.9

210.2

203.6

500.0

1,000.0

1,500.0

2,000.0 2,500.0

3,000.0

Million USD

Source: CBS

Top 10 Exports Indonesia to India

Dominated by Natural Resources, too (2008)

Coconut (copra),

2%

Binders for foundry molds or cores, 2%

Copper ores and concentrates, 4%

Others, 14%

Petroleum coke,

1%

Chemical wood pulp, 1%

Natural rubber, 1%

Palm oil & its fraction, 58%

Coal, 17%

Source: CBS

Top Imports Indonesia from China (2008)

Mostly Manufactured Products, but Agricultural, too

Portable Digital Automatic Data Processing Machines

Structures And Parts Of Structures Nesoi, Of Iron Or Steel

Parts And Accessories For Automatic Data Processing Machines

Auxiliary Plant For Use With Steam Or Other Vapor Generating Boilers

Garlic, Fresh Or Chilled

Aluminum Nonalloyed Rectangular

Superphosphates Fertilizers

Disodium Carbonate

Parts And Accessories Of Motorcycles

Petroleum Oils And Oils From Bituminous Minerals, Crude

Parts For Auxiliary Plant For Use With Steam

Steam And Other Vapour Turbines

Flat-Rolled Products Of Iron Or Non-Alloy Steel

Parts For Machinery Making Or Finishing Paper Or Paperboard

Antennas And Antenna Reflectors

Mandarins (Including Tangerines And Satsumas), Fresh Or Dried

Apples, Fresh

Tobacco

50.00

306

125

138

121

155

151

147

145

181

194

87

85

83

81

99

93

92

90

100.00

150.00

200.00

Millions of dollar

250.00

300.00

350.00

Source: CBS

Top 10 Import of Indonesia from India

Dominated by Manufactured Goods (2008)

Semi-finished products of iron

4%

Cotton, not carded or combed

5%

Television camera, transmissn app

8%

Soya-bean oil

9%

Cyclic hydrocarbons

10%

Petroleum oils, not crude

13%

Ground-nuts, not roasted

3%

Trucks, motor vehicles for the transport of goods

3%

Others

45%

Source: CBS

China’s and India’s FDI

Insignificant in Indonesia

Japan

9.2%

Other Asia Countries

3.3%

Europe

7.3%

USA

1.0%

China

0.9%

Australia

0.3%

India

0.1%

ASEAN

12.5%

Mauritius

43.6%

Joint Countries

21.8%

Source: Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board

China, India dan Indonesia:

Trade and Investment

Indonesian trade balance against China and India: surplus for oil and gas, but deficit for non-oil & gas

Indonesian top 10 export to China and India are natural resources commodities. It is almost 80% for Indonesian export to India and 70% to China

Import Indonesia from China and India: mostly manufactured products and final goods. Furthermore, on EHP implementation since 2004, Indonesia has imported a huge amount of agricultural products from China.

Chinese and Indian FDI in Indonesia was relatively insignificant.

Currently, there is a trend of acceleration of Chinese investment in Indonesia in infrastructure and oil & gas, while

India in financial sector.

China Investment to Indonesia

It Will Increase, Soon

Contract Year

2004

2005

2007

2007

2008

2009

2009

2009

Sector

Bridge

Oil (SOE)

Railways (SOE)

Other infrastructure

Dam

Other infrastructure

Oil

Power Plant (west Java)

Power Plant (east Java)

Amount

US$ 150 million

US$ 1.5 billion

US$ 200 million

US$ 600 million

US$ 239.7 million

US$ 200 million

US$ 642 million

US$ 481.9 million

US$ 293,2 million

Power Plant (central Java) US$ 605,2 million

Power Plant (south Sumatra) US$ 330 million

Mining

Biodiesel

Emergency

Steel

Power Plant

Power Plant (SOE)

US$ 14.4 million

US$ 255 million

US$ 500.000

US$ 500 million

60% of total 10000 megawatt

US$ 615 million

China Loan to Indonesia

Increased During 2008 Crisis

Indonesia government has received standby loan of USD 5.5 billion and Bilateral Currency Swap

Agreement (BCSA) up to US$ 17.5 billion.

The BCSA scheme will strengthen rupiah value and maintain financial stability, as well as encouraging trade and investment. China trade with Indonesia will be pushed on natural resources and raw materials. Indonesian trade will be continuously dominated by Chinese manufactured products. As China has agreed to provide Special

Buyer Credit Facility (SBCF) for Indonesia.

China-Indonesia Trade and Investment

Need Improvement for Mutual Benefit

China will focus their investment and trade on natural resources and raw materials, as well as infrastructure. On the other hand,

Indonesian will be continuously importing

Chinese manufactured products.

This trend will make Indonesia become natural resources and raw materials exporter, as a consequence, employment opportunity growth will be stagnant, even slowing down.

……Before ACFTA

Low Competitiveness of Indonesian Products

0%

-2%

-4%

-6%

8%

6%

4%

2%

3.4%

2001

3.2%

6.2%

4.1%

1.3% 1.2%

-3.7%

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Growth of Textile and Leather Product

-3.6%

2008

Source: CBS

Indonesia Exporting Raw Tin ........

Vietnam, 2%

Congo, 4%

Others, 5%

Brazil, 4%

Bolivia, 5%

China, 45%

Peru, 13%

Indonesia, 22%

Source: CBS

…..But, Increasing Imports of Tin Based Products

Radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy, radiobroadcasting or television

10.61

Flat-rolled iron or nonalloy steel products, > 600 mm wide, plated or coated with tin,

< 0.5 mm thick

Flat-rolled iron or nonalloy steel products, >600 mm , plated or coated with tin, > 0.5

mm thick

1.79

20.35

42.2

Flat-rolled iron or nonalloy steel products, <600 mm wide, plated or coated with tin

0.31

0.54

0 50

73.48

100

169.85

150 200

Source: CBS

2003

2007

How to Increase Benefit from FTA

• Prior to FTA, China investment in Indonesia is only in natural resources sectors. Soft loans to Indonesia are mostly aimed at infrastructure development and natural resources. Considering the privatization trend in Indonesia, China will have bigger opportunity to own shares of strategic Indonesian SOE, like electricity, power plant, railway, steel, etc.

• Chinese investment pattern is most likely to be focused on natural resources exploitation and assembling plant for components/parts imported from China, so most of the value added goes to China. If this condition continues to occur,

Indonesian and other ASEAN members’ natural resources will be drained. ASEAN members will fail to create competitive and productive industrial countries.

• Evaluating agreements related with FTA and postponement of

FTA implementation.

• Immediately prepared industrial policy map road in order to increase national productivity and competitiveness

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